EAST STROUDSBURG — East Stroudsburg University placed 160 student-athletes on the PSAC Scholar-Athlete list for the 2012-13 academic year, the conference announced Wednesday.

The PSAC recognized a total of 2,200 student-athletes from its 16 member institutions on this year's list, representing 35 percent of the total student-athlete population. Last year, 2,176 student-athletes, 35 percent of the total population, were recognized.

Student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.25 cumulative grade-point average while competing in an intercollegiate varsity sport to be eligible for PSAC Scholar-Athlete status.

ESU had 36 percent of its 447 student-athletes recognized on the squad. The Warriors previously had 153 student-athletes recognized last year, 145 in 2010-11, 156 in 2009-10, 131 in 2008-09 and 123 in 2007-08.

ESU's list includes the male recipient of the PSAC's Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year award in senior Matt Tholis, which was announced on Tuesday. The award, in its 23rd year, was renamed in 2007 to honor Nevins, ESU's sports information director from 1969 to 2002, who passed away earlier that year.

EAST STROUDSBURG — East Stroudsburg University product Joe Bennie collected his first professional hit on Tuesday night, hitting an RBI single in Oakland's 4-3 win over the Angels in the Arizona Rookie League.

Bennie, selected by the A's in the 28th round of the MLB First Year Player Draft on June 8, made his second pro start. He had the go-ahead single with two outs in the fourth inning, putting the A's ahead 3-2. He was 1-for-4 in the game.